Frontpage words - February 11, 2010
by Choi Chi-yuk in Yizhang county, Hunan
SCMP, picture page A1, text page A5 February 11, 2010
1. ... single spark can easily trigger an explosion
- start -
2. each had their own bitter story to tell
- harsh, painful -
3. both hands coasted with silver powder
- covered -
... after finishing her domestic chores
- tasks -
4. it is arduous, intense work for a 12-year-old
- difficult, hard to handle -
5. I wolf down my dinner before throwing myself into the bed
- devoured, ate very quickly -
6. that order fell on deaf ears
- wasn't taken into consideration -
7. the local government clamped down on home workshops last year
- suppressed -
8. on a sweltering summer afternoon
- very hot -
9. I saw a man stagger to the road
- stumbling, walk with -
... all his clothes were tattered
- in pieces -